Interference Red (Fine) vs Sterling Silver

Interference Red (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4060
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#e0efe8 (estimate)

Sterling Silver

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.101 Light
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#edeeef (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sterling Silver is more muted than Interference Red (Fine). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Interference Red (Fine) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Sterling Silver is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Sterling Silver instead of Interference Red (Fine)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sterling Silver is more muted than Interference Red (Fine). They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Interference Red (Fine) instead of Sterling Silver?

The same difference applies the other way round: Interference Red (Fine) is more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Interference Red (Fine) on the colour wheel See Sterling Silver on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Interference Red (Fine)

Other Golden paints close to Sterling Silver

All matches: Interference Red (Fine) equivalents · Sterling Silver equivalents

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